Lorraine Ellis Harr distinguished herself as a leader in the early days of
the English language haiku movement. She founded the Western World Haiku
Society in 1972, the same year she took over the editorship of Haiku
Highlights, renaming it Dragonfly. The Japanese word for dragonfly
(Tombo) became Harr’s pseudonym. She taught haiku extensively, focusing
primarily on a traditional approach. Fifteen books of Tombo’s poetry have
been published, most of which are collections of haiku. Here are four
favorites: